Christie Hefner Quotes

Well, I grew up around the magazine and was part of a generation that was embracing our sexuality.

Half of my employees are women.

I defend the right of almost everything to be published… because I think that you’re better off in trusting the marketplace than allowing other people to make that decision.

Some, but much of my money is tied up in Playboy stock.

With the strong global appeal of the Playboy brand and the differentiated content offered, we have built a men’s destination site with multiple revenue streams, including e-commerce, advertising, subscription and pay-per-view, … In addition, our recent acquisition of the Spice brand gives us an opportunity to create a separate site, cross-promoted with the Spice TV network.

I’m basically a gift-giver.

My mother thinks I could have even run a larger company.

I came to Playboy not expecting to stay. But after five years, I found myself really enjoying the business world, and I realized I had some skill.

Actually, my parents were separated by the time I was about 2 years old.

Being a CEO still means sitting across the table from big institutional investors and showing your leadership and having them believe in you.

I’ve lectured at the Harvard Business School several times.

I think in terms of what I am able to accomplish and build.